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Caramel vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between caramel and yogurt

  • Caramel has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B5; however, yogurt is richer in vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Yogurt covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 19% more than caramel.
  • Yogurt has 21 times less saturated fat than caramel. Caramel has 2.476g of saturated fat, while yogurt has 0.117g.
  • Caramel has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of caramel is 65, while the glycemic index of yogurt is 19.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, caramels and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.8%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +438.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.017mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +347.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.278mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caramel Yogurt DV% diff.
Carbs 77g 3.6g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.478g 0.012g 23%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.75µg 19%
Calories 382kcal 59kcal 16%
Selenium 1.8µg 9.7µg 14%
Fats 8.1g 0.39g 12%
Protein 4.6g 10.19g 11%
Saturated fat 2.476g 0.117g 11%
Sodium 245mg 36mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.103mg 0.023mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.62mg 0.331mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.542g 0.053g 4%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.01mg 3%
Calcium 138mg 110mg 3%
Phosphorus 114mg 135mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 214mg 141mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.278mg 2%
Iron 0.14mg 0.07mg 1%
Choline 8mg 15.1mg 1%
Folate 4µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.063mg 1%
Cholesterol 7mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin A 12µg 1µg 1%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.52mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 77g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 65.5g 3.24g N/A
Copper 0.018mg 0.017mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.148mg 0.208mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.417mg 0%
Lysine 0.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.205mg 0%
Valine 0.285mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +1976.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2038.9%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.5%
Contains more WaterWater +901.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 21% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.476 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.542 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.478 g
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2809.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28883.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/nutrients
  2. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.